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Tennessee schools ranked by test score

Latest TCAP year (2024-25). 815 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 47.7%.
RankSchoolLevelSocial Studiesvs state
451Dyersburg High School
Dyersburg · Dyersburg
High39.6%-8.1pp
452Red Boiling Springs School
Red Boiling Spg · Macon County
High39.6%-8.1pp
453West Carroll Junior/Senior High School
Atwood · West Carroll Sp Dist
High39.6%-8.1pp
454DuPont Hadley Middle
Old Hickory · Davidson County
Middle39.5%-8.2pp
455Hardin County Middle School
Savannah · Hardin County
Middle39.4%-8.3pp
456Lead Academy
Nashville · Davidson County
High39.3%-8.4pp
457Whitthorne Middle School
Columbia · Maury County
Middle39.2%-8.5pp
458Holloway High School
Murfreesboro · Rutherford County
High39.1%-8.6pp
459South Pittsburg Elementary
South Pittsburg · Marion County
Elementary39.1%-8.6pp
460Eastside Elementary
Rock Island · Warren County
Elementary39.0%-8.7pp
461South Doyle High School
Knoxville · Knox County
High39.0%-8.7pp
462East Jr. High School
Somerville · Fayette County Public Schools
Middle38.9%-8.8pp
463Libertas
Memphis · Tennessee Public Charter School Commission
Elementary38.9%-8.8pp
464Wynn Habersham Elementary
Duff · Campbell County
Elementary38.9%-8.8pp
465Colonial Middle
Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Middle38.8%-8.9pp
466Walker Valley High School
Cleveland · Bradley County
High38.7%-9.0pp
467Westhills Elementary
Lewisburg · Marshall County
Middle38.7%-9.0pp
468Clinch School
Sneedville · Hawkins County
Combined38.6%-9.1pp
469Frank Hughes School
Clifton · Wayne County
Combined38.6%-9.1pp
470Journey East Academy
Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Elementary38.6%-9.1pp
471Lake Forest Middle School
Cleveland · Bradley County
Middle38.6%-9.1pp
472Oakland High School
Murfreesboro · Rutherford County
High38.6%-9.1pp
473Avery Trace Middle School
Cookeville · Putnam County
Middle38.5%-9.2pp
474Philadelphia Elementary
Philadelphia · Loudon County
Elementary38.5%-9.2pp
475Red Bank Middle School
Chattanooga · Hamilton County
Middle38.5%-9.2pp
476Joe Shafer Middle School
Gallatin · Sumner County
Middle38.4%-9.3pp
477Emerald Academy
Knoxville · Knox County
Elementary38.3%-9.4pp
478Montgomery Central High
Cunningham · Montgomery County
High38.3%-9.4pp
479Millington Central Middle High School
Millington · Millington Municipal Schools
High38.2%-9.5pp
480Chattanooga Preparatory School
Chattanooga · Hamilton County
High38.0%-9.7pp
481Johnson Co High School
Mountain City · Johnson County
High37.9%-9.8pp
482Community Middle School
Unionville · Bedford County
Middle37.8%-9.9pp
483Compass Community School Berclair Campus
Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Elementary37.7%-10.0pp
484Hornsby Elementary
Hornsby · Hardeman County Schools
Elementary37.5%-10.2pp
485Pope School
Jackson · Madison County
Elementary37.5%-10.2pp
486Creek Wood High School
Charlotte · Dickson County
High37.4%-10.3pp
487Monterey High School
Monterey · Putnam County
High37.4%-10.3pp
488Seymour Intermediate
Seymour · Sevier County
Middle37.4%-10.3pp
489Van Buren Co High School
Spencer · Van Buren County
High37.4%-10.3pp
490Livingston Middle School
Livingston · Overton County
Middle37.3%-10.4pp
491Marshall Co High School
Lewisburg · Marshall County
High37.3%-10.4pp
492Cleveland Middle
Cleveland · Cleveland
Middle37.2%-10.5pp
493LaVergne Middle School
La Vergne · Rutherford County
Middle37.2%-10.5pp
494Carter High School
Strawberry Plains · Knox County
High37.0%-10.7pp
495Crestview Middle School
Covington · Tipton County
Middle36.9%-10.8pp
496David Crockett High School
Jonesborough · Washington County
High36.9%-10.8pp
497Rural Vale Elementary
Tellico Plains · Monroe County
Elementary36.9%-10.8pp
498Stewart Co High School
Dover · Stewart County
High36.7%-11.0pp
499Halls Junior High School
Halls · Lauderdale County
Middle36.5%-11.2pp
500Chuckey Doak High School
Afton · Greene County
High36.4%-11.3pp
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About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the TCAP % On Track or Mastered threshold on the latest available TCAP Social Studies test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Tennessee, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.